King Ghazi Opens Iraq Oil Pipe Line

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
294A
Date Released
24 Jan 1935
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Ghazi Opens Iraq Oil Pipe Line. SHOTLIST: Aerial of the town housing the pipe line. Plane lands and King Ghazi alights. He sheds his flying suit and inspects Iraq infantry. He walks across bridge with Sir John Cadman. Pan shot of native chiefs. Shots of the inauguration ceremony and the button is pressed to send the oil to the coast. The King dons flying suit again. He enters the plane. Aerial of the pipe line. Shot of the shadow of the plane on the ground below.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3408
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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'King Ghazi Opens Iraq Oil Pipe Line', British Movietone News Issue No. 294A, 24 Jan 1935. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/5337 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)